Stressors and Coping Mechanism of Private School Principals in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

School principals can experience emotional stress in manyways. As the Management Information System Officer who shares anoffice with the principal, the researcher observed how stressful it can be.As the leader of the school, he/she may suffer stress from the problemswith the teachers and staff, in the improvement of the physical wellbeing of the school, submission of necessary school forms, and howhe/she can abide the orders from the owners of the school and theDepartment of Education. This led to the researcher's desire to conductthis study. Coping was necessary for school principals to continue withtheir everyday operations, and they carried the responsibility of makingthe school run smoothly with their leadership and guidance. This studywas conducted from March to April 2023, focusing on principals in 12private schools in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. This studyemployed the qualitative type of research, particularly thephenomenological approach of the Private School Principals in San JoseCity, Nueva Ecija, Philippines; there are ten females and two males; 10are married, and two are single, 4 of them have a Master’s Degree, 8 ofthem have Bachelor’s Degree and their age ranged from 21-60 years old.The everyday stressors and problems associated with the administrativeresponsibilities of private school principals who were participants in thisstudy were budgeting and decision-making in terms of administrativeresponsibilities, communication in terms of interpersonal relationships,and technology in terms of instructional supervision. Also, this studyaimed to suggest a coping mechanism program to help principals copewith stress. The researcher also recommended the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program.